Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies Recipe
Cream Cheese is added to sugar cookie dough for the ultimate sugar cookie experience. Creating a delicious dough that holds it shape while baking.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine {softened}
- 1-8 ounce package cream cheese {softened}
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl cream together softened butter and cream cheese with sugar until light and fluffy {using a hand held or stand mixer}. Add in egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients {baking powder and all purpose flour} and mix until just combined. Note: Do not over mix. Divide the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate dough for at least 2 hours.
- Before baking preheat the oven to 375°.
- Working with one half of the dough at a time, roll it out on a lightly floured surface to about ¼ inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut shapes from the dough and place the shapes onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes or just until the edges are very lightly browned. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Continue rolling and baking dough until all of the dough has been baked. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 6 days or freeze for up to 3 months.